Conlang

Only one language is currently developed for Alaruk: Common Fuglanese. This is spoken between all tribes, used mainly for trading, locations, and names. Other than a numerical counting system, there is no written form developed yet and all is spoken orally or with body languages.

Phonology

This language follows the International Phonetic Alphabet

Consonants	Labiodental	Alveolar	Velar	Glottal		Vowels	Front	Back
Nasal		n				High	i	u
Stop		t d	k g			Near-high		ʊ
Fricative	f v	s z		h		Low-mid	ɛ
Approximant		ɹ				Low	a
Trill		r
Lateral approximates		l

For practical purposes, ɹ will be converted to "rr", ɛ as "e", and ʊ as "u" when listing words in the lexicon.

Word Structure

Single syllable structure follows: (C)(C)V(C), where C = consonant, and V = vowel.

Coda consonants: d f g h k n s t v z. Don't end a syllable with liquids (r, ɹ, l).

Dipthongs: ai, au, ɛa, eu, ia, iɛ, iu, ʊa, ua, uɛ, ui. To make an "o" sound, use ɛau.

Pronouns

Pronouns in Common Fuglanese are gender neuter, and come in dual, plural, inclusive, and exclusive versions. The default is singular, inclusive, subjective. If you want to get super specific with exclusive pronouns, simply add two or three and use "zu" to indicate what is not included between them.

Dual suffix: + (a)k
Plural suffix: + (a)n

	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st (inclusive)		kak (we two)	kan (we all)
1st (exclusive)	ka (I)	kakzusra (we two, not you)	kanzusra (we all, not you)
2nd	sra (you)	srak (you two)	sran (you all)
3rd	ve (he/she/they/it)	vek (those two)	ven (they all)

Possessive adjective prefix: + la
Possessive pronoun prefix: + kru
Objective pronoun suffix: + sa
Reflexive pronoun suffix: + fu

	Subject Pronouns	Object Pronouns	Possessive Adjective	Possessive Pronouns	Reflexive Pronouns
1st	ka (I)	kasa (me)	laka (my)	kruka (mine)	lakafu (myself)
2nd	sra (you)	srasa (you)	lasra (your)	krusra (yours)	lasrafu (yourself)
3rd	ve (they)	vesa (them)	lave (their)	kruve (theirs)	lavefu (theirself)
1st Dual	kak (we)	kasak (us)	lakak (our)	krukak (ours)	lakafuk (ourselves)
2nd Dual	srak (you)	srasak (you)	lasrak (your)	krusrak (yours)	lasrafuk (yourselves)
3rd Dual	vek (they)	vesak (them)	lavek (their)	kruvek (theirs)	lavefuk (themselves)
1st Plural	kan (we)	kasan (us)	lakan (our)	krukan (ours)	lakafun (ourselves)
2nd Plural	sran (you)	srasan (you)	lasran (your)	krusran (yours)	lasrafun (yourselves)
3rd Plural	ven (they)	vesan (them)	laven (their)	kruven (theirs)	lavefun (themselves)

Numeral System

Fuglans have an octal numeral system, with numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7.
Each place after the first is multipled exponentially by 8.

Numbers			Examples
zero	zun		0 0 0 1 = 1
one	hat		0 0 0 2 = 2
two	srut		0 0 1 0 = 8
three	kati		0 0 1 1 = 9
four	rran		0 0 2 0 = 16
five	ken		0 1 0 0 = 64
six	set		0 1 4 4 = 100
seven	sisa		1 0 0 0 = 512
eight	hatzun
sixteen	srutzun
sixty-four	hatzunzun
five-hundred twelve	hatzunzunzun

Grammar

	English Example	Fuglanese Example
Default word order: SOV	I fish eat.	Ka klafe ludaru.
Verb present: Unmarked	eat	ludaru
Verb present participle: siki	eating	ludarusiki
Verb past participle: ti	eaten	ludaruti
Verb past suffix: tet	ate	ludarutet
Verb future suffix: lud	will eat	ludarulud
Adjective to noun suffix: na	dark-->darkness	derune-->derunena
Agentive noun suffix: ire	heal-->healer	zanle-->zanleire

Lexicon

akle	cleanse
akuv	many
alaruk	world
askun	plant
askunieka	fruit
aslauk	hybrid (may be considered derogatory)
asu	sea, ocean
aunak	light
daru	query, added to end of sentence
derune	dark
denia	metal
dianu	parent
dlakali	deep below
dreka	live, be, is
duikez	rock
earra	swim
ekane	hurt
ekatat	father
elud	go
en	and
etia	down
eutak	trade
euvri	seed
fan	or
fierr	defile
flalu	sleep
flek	brother
fraitu	clothing, outfit
frale	feel (emotional)
frrega	mushroom
fuglan	person
gafrira	slow
ganui	sit
garrun	medicine
geflek	less
gezui	big
glavi	common
greru	brash, harsh
gres	day
grran	take
gudruk	mountain
hadi	smell
hakaha	loud
hanrai	mother
hatanu	sand
heun	black
heve	short
hiak	run
hinau	more
hlanu	dirt, soil
hle	dusk
hlua	white
hrakav	walk
hrina	now
hruat	moon
huin	respect
hule	dry
husrra	feel (tactile)
iahi	fast
iatak	expression of joy or relief
ieka	egg
ikleu	dawn
ikrania	hut, house
isra	yellow
ka	I
kalagala	expression of frustration and misfortune
karrak	fierce
kenha	heathful
kenivra	faairwell, goodbye
kihruka	elder, grandparent
kilu	quiet
klafe	fish
klahrav	close (verb)
klai	gentle
kren	pot, vase
krre	cold
krrula	hear
ksavu	child
kuiva	see
kunev	red
kvati	happy
lalarra	language, tongue
lanae	hemp
lanaeradrra "drra"	cannabis flower
lasranu	beautiful
larrev	cousin
leka	water
lidrre	bead, money, shell
linak	green
liria	open
lua	animal
ludaru	eat, consume
naku	sun
natu	sibling
nek	cloth, weave
nekla	long
nidez	cave
nieda	faraway
nuakua	wood
nudu	nearby
nuede	root, tuber
nuek	hidden
nueta	meat
radrra	flower
rai	eye
re	but
rekrra	grass
rin	village, settlement
rrean	island
rranha	harmful
rustrad	good
rues	sad
sav	place, land
sek	yes
shahti	valley
shaigu	knife
shau	fool
shenvrak	indirect insult toward one's ancestors
shirra	bed
sianai	rare
siku	wind
skatu	basket
slarra	kill, slay
sra	you
sretek	give
sridez	crescent (moon)
srri	tail
sruka	dream
sudane	dead
sudrat	spirit, energy
surelu	left (direction)
taid	sister
taksue	fire
tauna	born
tet	finish, end
thatra	bioluminescent glow (fuglan)
tiek	bad
tin	bone
tladek	brave
tlau	night
tlu	rain
tria	blue
trrata	cloud
treke	hope
tsa	little, small
tukra	lost, wandering
uaki	strange
uatia	later
udla	hot
uha	name
uinuhe	right (direction)
une	star
unesudrat	ancestor, ancestral spirit
vala	with
variz	wise
ve	he/she/they/it
vedefi	food
ventu	up
vihrra	wet
vlah	medium, middle
vleden	pray, channel
vrati	tree
vrek	bird
vrenik	calm
vrrut	sky
zanle	heal
zede	boat
zizi	bug
zreu	empty
zu	no, not

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